Cao Cao received Liu Biao's report, read it again, and sneered: "Hmph, what is Cheng Sifang? What is Liu Biao? He even dared to ask the imperial court to issue a national customs clearance order to Cheng Quartet?" If it weren't for Xiao Zhihan who came to beg him to save Cheng Quartet, and then went back on his word and didn't come to work under his own account, Cao Cao would have appreciated Cheng Quartet very much.

But what Cao Cao hated most in his life was that others lied to him, although Cheng Sifang did not agree in person, but Xiao Zhihan agreed in person, and Cao Cao wrote a note to save Cheng Sifang. But Cheng Sifang and Xiao Zhihan both reversed themselves, which was no different from deceiving Cao Cao for him.

Xun Yu saw that Cao Cao was angry, and hurriedly said: "Lord, although it is okay to become a quartet, but now is not the time to turn against Liu Biao, it is better to respond to Liu Biao for the time being, how can a mere businessman obstruct the lord's plan for the world?" Cao Cao knew that he could not move troops against Jingzhou now, but he was angry and difficult to press, Xun Yu persuaded him like this, Cao Cao immediately calmed down, and only laughed: "This time it is cheap." ”

In the city of Xiangyang, Cheng Sifang got the imperial court, in fact, the national customs clearance order arrow issued by Cao Cao, and got two thousand taels of silver rewarded by Liu Biao, except for Shen Futing, all the members returned, and they entered the household registration again, and they had everything they should have to set up a caravan.

On this day, Cheng Sifang was ready to plan to re-establish the caravan, so he wanted to go to the market to take a walk and take a look, after all, it has been such a long time, although Cheng Sifang has been in the Mijia Chamber of Commerce for a period of time, but they are all behind closed doors, and they have not been to the bazaar in Xiangyang to have a look.

Cheng Quartet led everyone to the market, Xiangyang market is really lively, the shops selling various commodities stretch for miles, and there is no end in sight. Cheng Sifang sighed: "It's the best thing to start a stove here again!"

Everyone marched in the bazaar, and when they arrived at the place where the grain was to be sold, they saw that each vendor had a sharp point of grain on the bucket, giving customers more sweetness, trying to make profits, and saying the words "no sharp and no business" in their mouths. Xiao Zhihan laughed out loud: "Boss, this is not ......"

Actually being able to hear the words he created here, Cheng Sifang was happy and curious in his heart, and said, "Fourth brother, please ask, how did he know these four words." ”

Zhuge Xu Feng nodded, stepped forward, and asked: "Boss, why do you want to fill this bucket with more rice, pop up a point, and give profits to customers?" The boss smiled: "Hey, I don't know when it started, the guests all said these four words, I heard that it was a little-known businessman who did business in Runan, and shouted out the four words of no sharp business, so that now the common people buy grain and we have to take a sharp point, so they buy it." ”

Zhuge Xu Feng smiled and asked, "Oh, I don't know who that merchant is?" The boss said, "How do I know? But I heard that he committed a crime and was beheaded in Runan." In any case, this non-business has become a market custom. Zhuge Xu Feng nodded, thanked the boss, and came back to say what he heard word for word.

Zhu Tianwei laughed and said: "Boss, I didn't expect that what we invented could be spread in Xiangyang!" Xiang Beifeng said, "Since it can be spread to Xiangyang, it can also be spread to the whole world, boss, although you have not been able to let the people of the world eat a full meal, but you have already let the people of the world spend the same price and get more rewards." ”

A sense of accomplishment, a sense of accomplishment, rises from the soles of the feet to the top of the head, and the square says: "I now find that doing business is really getting more and more interesting!"

Xiao Zhihan asked, "Boss, what should we do to prepare?" Where are we going?" Cheng Sifang was stunned: "I haven't thought about this yet." ”

"The most profitable thing in the world is naturally to take our goods to the Western Regions to sell, and then bring the goods from the Western Regions here to sell. "The one who speaks is clear.

Qing Xuan usually doesn't talk much, but as soon as he spoke, he said amazingly, Zhuge Xu Feng said: "Miss Qing Xuan, I found that you know so much!" Qing Xuan smiled naughtily: "I learned it when I was a child." Cheng Sifang asked: "Then how should we go to the Western Regions?" Qing Xuan said: "The best route is the road that Zhang Qian walked, from here to Chang'an, and then from Chang'an, through the Hexi Corridor, and then divided into two routes: one from Yangguan, through Shanshan, along the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain to the west, through Shache, west over the Green Ridge, out of the Da Yue Clan, to rest, west to the plough, or from the south of the Da Yue Clan into the body poison." The other one out of the Yumen Pass, through the former country of the Cheshi, along the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains to the west, out of Shule, west over the green ridge, over the Great Wan, to Kangju, Xiangcai. Childe, which way are we going?"

When everyone heard this, they were dumbfounded, and Yang said: "Wait, wait, Qingxuan, how can you, a woman who sells yourself in the barter, understand these many complicated routes?" Qingxuan said: "My parents are businessmen, and they have walked that road, so I know!"

"Huh?"

Everyone almost couldn't believe their ears, they didn't expect that Qing Xuan would actually be the son and daughter of a merchant, Cheng Sifang laughed again: "God really favors me to become a Quartet!Okay, I decided to take the first road!" Qing Xuan immediately said: "That is Yangguan, through Shanshan, along the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain westward, through Shache ......"

"Stop, stop!" Before Qing Xuan finished speaking, he was stopped by Xiao Zhihan: "Qing Xuan, you are amazing, how can we who run the rivers and lakes remember so many names at once? ”

So Cheng Sifang purchased goods in Xiangyang, bought a commercial car, and left Xiangyang City with everyone.

Out of Xiangyang City, the caravan stopped, turned around and glanced at the two big words "Xiangyang" on the city wall, and said in his heart: "It was here that made me get up again, and I will not forget this place." ”

Just as they were about to set off, they heard a voice coming: "Engong, go slowly!" Everyone was stunned, only to see an old man leading twenty or thirty people to hurry over, it was the people in the small village. The old man held a banner in his hand, which looked very familiar in all directions.

The people knelt down in front of Cheng Sifang, and Cheng Quartet was shocked: "Folks, please get up quickly, where can I afford such a big gift in Cheng Sifang?" The old man raised the banner above his head and said: "If it weren't for Engong, where would we be able to buy food normally? Where would we be able to survive?" We are all poor families, and we have nothing to thank, so we each tore a piece of clothing, sewed this pennant, and gave it to Engong, to express our hearts, and hope that Engong will not shirk. ”

After that, he stood up and unfolded the flag, and sure enough, it was a banner organized by patches, but the banner was sewn with four big characters in patches, and when he saw these four big characters, he couldn't help but be in all directions, and all the caravan members were shocked in their hearts, and their blood suddenly boiled. Cheng Sifang took the flag: "Thank you for your kindness." Then he turned his head and unfurled the flag in the sky, and the flag fluttered in the wind: "Everyone!

"Oh!" shouted in unison, and their hearts were full of excitement, and they wished that they would be able to do something more beneficial to the people of the world.

At this time, Liu Bei led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Mi Zhu to see them off, and when they saw the four big characters on the banner, they were all surprised and happy for Cheng Quartet, Liu Bei smiled and said: "Boss Cheng, congratulations on getting such a reputation." Cheng Sifang looked at his left hand with a broken little finger, and said with a smile: "Thanks to my broken left hand, where did Xuande Gong come from?"

Liu Bei said: "Farewell today, I don't know when I will be able to meet Boss Cheng, and I am here to see him off." So he poured a glass of wine, drank with Cheng Sifang, and Cheng Sifang laughed: "Thank you Xuande Gong for your kindness!" Then his eyes turned to Mi Zhu's body, frowned, walked to Mi Zhu's side, and said softly: "Mr. Mi, be careful to beware of Mi Yuanwang." Cheng Sifang is really reminding Mi Zhu, but Mi Zhu trusts Mi Yuanwang very much, and knows that Mi Yuanwang and Cheng Sifang are not in harmony, so he doesn't care, only nods in response.

Cheng Si saluted everyone: "Thank you, thank you, thank you, I will say goodbye!"

With that, he jumped into the car, and the caravan started, and everyone watched the caravan move away, the flag flying in the air, and the four words on the flag were still clearly visible.

Nine-fingered divine quotient.

End of the first volume